From: Ross, Brandon [IMCEAEX-_O=CHICAGO+20SYMPHONY+20ORCHESTRA_OU=CSO+5FNT40_CN=RECIPIENTS_CN=ROSSB@cso.org]
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 4:18 PM
To: 'fdadockets@oc.fda.gov'
Subject: modifiedfood
Dear Commissioner Henney,
The proposed Food and Drug Administration regulations fail to require labels or safety tests on genetically engineered food. The new rules continue to deny Americans the right to know what is in our food.
Labeling GE foods would protect the public from potential health effects that could only be traced if GE foods can be identified. By refusing to require both labeling and mandatory safety testing of foods, the FDA puts consumer's health at risk, and ignores the recommendations of the Biotechnology Consultative Forum, who in December urged the US to require mandatory labeling of GE foods.
I urge you to reconsider this proposal and insure that GE foods are subject to pre-market testing and labeling. Americans have a right to make informed decisions about the food we consume.
Sincerely, J. Brandon Ross